Directions: Correct the following sentences (if necessary) and give reasons for your corrections.
Question 1: I can well afford to disregard him who is capable of making such statements.
Answer: I can well afford to disregard he who is capable of making such statements. [Pronoun Case]
Question 2: They were no more guilty than us.
Answer: They were no more guilty than we were. [Use of Conjunctions]
Question 3: By nature demanding, Balanchile insisted that his company practise as faithfully and as rigorously than he himself had.
Answer: By nature demanding, Balanchile insisted that his company practise as faithfully and as rigorously as he himself had. [Use of Comparative Structures]
Question 4: Let you and I see to it that we do not make such mistakes.
Answer: Let you and me see to it that we do not make such mistakes. [Pronoun Case]
Question 5: Taking odd days off is not half the satisfaction to me as a real holiday.
Answer: Taking odd days off is not half as satisfying as taking a real holiday.
Taking odd days off is not half the satisfaction as taking a real holiday is.
[Parallelism with Comparative Structures]
Question 6: The whole block of buildings including two furniture stores and a drapery establishment were destroyed in the fire.
Answer: The whole block of buildings including two furniture stores and a drapery establishment was destroyed in the fire. [Subject-Verb Agreement]
Question 7: I would like to meet Mr. Smith, whom I take is the man you mean.
Answer: I would like to meet Mr. Smith, who I take is the man you mean. [Pronoun Case]
Question 8: Although the news had come as a surprise to all in the room, everyone tried to do their work as though nothing had happened.
Answer: Although the news had come as a surprise to all in the room, everyone tried to do his work as though nothing had happened. [Subject-Verb Agreement]
Question 9: Who were you talking to just now?
Answer: Whom were you talking to just now? [Pronoun Case]
Question 10: The road was lined with trees just like France.
Answer: The road was lined with trees just as in France. [Use of Conjunction or Preposition]
Question 11: He is doing his best to propitiate his master, whom he fears may be seriously offended by what has happened.
Answer: He is doing his best to propitiate his master, who he fears may be seriously offended by what has happened. [Pronoun Case]
Question 12: The Board was united in their support of the company’s legal actions and appeals.
Answer: -The Board was united in its support of the company’s legal actions and appeals. OR
-The Board were united in their support of the company’s legal actions and appeals.
[Subject-Verb Agreement]
Question 13: The poems which he occasionally deigned to regale the fashionable world were invariably bad—stereotyped, bombastic, and even ludicrous.
Answer: The poems with which he occasionally deigned to regale the fashionable world were invariably bad—stereotyped, bombastic, and even ludicrous. OR
-The poems which he occasionally deigned to regale the fashionable world with were invariably bad—stereotyped, bombastic, and even ludicrous. [Use of Prepositions]
Question 14: The volunteer worker is a retired school teacher who is extremely concerned of the appallingly low rate of adult literacy in her community.
Answer: The volunteer worker is a retired school teacher who is extremely concerned about the appallingly low rate of adult literacy in her community. [Use of Prepositions]
Question 15: The reviewers agree that this is one of the most interesting novels that has recently been issued.
Answer: The reviewers agree that this is one of the most interesting novels that have recently been issued.
